Putting Mind Back into Nature: A Tribute to Henry P. Stapp
arXiv Preprint Archive April 16, 2019 preprint
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Keywords | Q-bio.nc Quantum consciousness Mind-matter interaction Theoretical physics |
| Key points | Argues that the structure of quantum mechanics implies a central and irreducible role for mind, an experiential aspect of nature distinct from physical matter and energy. |
Abstract
Henry Stapp has for 60 years been a leader, perhaps the leader, in exploring the role of mind (psyche, consciousness, experience) in the ontology of quantum mechanics. Henry's contention is that the very structure of quantum mechanics implies a central and irreducible role for mind: an experiential aspect of nature distinct from that of the physical matter and energy described by the dynamical equations of physics. The task then becomes generating interest across disciplines in the exploration of this thesis, and in particular to seek connections with neuroscience and with empirical psychology.